It's official: The Beatles' first album, PLEASE PLEASE ME, was released closer to the 1800s than to the present day.
Dec 31, 1899 to March 22, 1963 = 23,091 days
March 22, 1963 to June 11, 2026 = 23,092 days
Ten years ago on June 12, 2016: the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando.
As a queer 16 yr old at the time, it was the first time I really felt the weight of my identity.
The 49 names of the lives lost that night will ride with me this week at Pocono. 🏳️🌈
#OtD 7 Jun 1954 mathematician and AI thinker Alan Turing, who had helped the Allies win WWII by cracking Nazi codes, died after being sentenced to chemical castration for homosexuality. Officially ruled suicide, but some suspect other explanations https://t.co/0JKiQSuGnH
@SkkBandit14@AutoMagArchive pretty cool to see this stuff in high detail - thanks
I think the process was pretty intricate, as the patents are (presumably) intentionally vague